Sunday, 21 August 2011

My Other Life

My other life is so rewarding. I work for a Mental Health charity and help run a service called the Wellbeing Service. Part of my work includes providing art courses which I absolutely love, they are so therapeutic and each time I plan a course it is attended by at least 10 people. I have a mixed group, some are quite artistic already but for many others it is their first experience of trying something creative. The joy I get from seeing them grow and the sense of pride they gain from producing their first piece of art work is so amazing. I remember that feeling well back in 2004 when I first decided I wanted to learn how to paint, and because of my journey I can provide the guidance and encouragement for them to believe in themselves.

The work shown here is some of the art people did in my recent Expressions in Mixed Media class. They produced three pieces of work in 3 two hour classes! Collage, plaster on canvas board, and plaster gauze.

i so admire and love your beautiful heart...the devotion you give to your art is equal in turn to the devotion you give in your work... to bring the gift of art to those who suffer is the work of a healer...what important, compassionate work it is, and all the world is healed because of it... thank you for the work you do and thank you for opening your heart and sharing even more of it here with others ...

About Me

My name is Livvie and I live in a little village in the UK. I work in Mental Health and love my job. I learnt to paint in 2004 beginning with decorative painting/folk art. Since then I have taken two teacher training programmes with leading US paint manufacturers and then continued to learn with online art workshops. I love to share my passion in my workplace and see people discover the amazing therapeutic value that art gives.